User Guide

70 pdQ Basics Handbook
QUALCOMM Proprietary 80-68788-1 Rev X2, PRELIMINARY - 10/26/98
Battery Considerations
■ Only use QUALCOMM-approved accessories with pdQ smartphone. Using
unauthorized accessories may be dangerous and will invalidate your
warranty if pdQ smartphone is damaged.
■ Always extend the antenna fully when you place or receive a call and
handle it gently.
Battery Considerations
Please note the following considerations when replacing the battery in pdQ
smartphone:
■ Under normal conditions, pdQ smartphone battery should provide
several months of use. You can conserve battery life by minimizing the
use of the backlight feature, and changing the “Auto-off after” setting
that automatically turns the pdQ smartphone off after a period of
inactivity (see “General Preferences” in the pdQ Applications Handbook).
■ If the battery becomes low in the course of normal use, an alert appears
on the pdQ smartphone screen describing the low battery condition. If
this alert appears, perform a HotSync synchronization to back up your
data before you replace the battery. This helps prevent accidental data
loss.
■ When replacing the battery, begin by turning pdQ smartphone off (so
there is no screen display). Never remove the battery while pdQ
smartphone is turned on.
■ When you remove the battery, the built-in backup power of pdQ
smartphone maintains memory data for a period of up to two minutes.
Whenever you remove the battery, replace it immediately. If you
encounter any difficulties in the course of battery replacement, reinstall
the original battery and wait a few minutes for the backup power to
recharge.
■ If the battery drains to the point where pdQ smartphone does not work,
it stores your data safely for about a month. In this case, there is
enough residual energy in the battery to store the data, but not enough
to turn on the pdQ smartphone. If the pdQ smartphone does not turn
on when you press the yellow power button, you should replace the
battery immediately.
■ If you leave a drained battery in pdQ smartphone for an extended period
of time, you can lose all of the stored data. If this happens, replace the
battery and use the reset button to reset pdQ smartphone. (See
“Resetting pdQ Smartphone” later in this chapter for details.) After you
reset the pdQ smartphone, synchronize the pdQ smartphone with your
computer.
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